movement

movement: movement UK US /ˈmuːvmənt/ noun

► [C] FINANCE, STOCK MARKET a change in a number, price, etc. for example on a financial market: movements in sth »Short-term movements in currency are difficult to predict.
»This stock market report discusses the latest trends and reasons behind share price movements.

► [C] POLITICS an organized group of people who work together to achieve or oppose something: »She's been in the environmental movement for 35 years.
»the labour/labor/(trade) union movement
»the civil-rights/women's movement

► [C or U] TRANSPORT the process of moving or being transported from one place to another: »the company's movement of jobs abroad
»We want to remove restrictions on trade and movements of capital.
»Under European law product safety takes precedence over freedom of movement for the product.

► [S] the process of changing from one particular system, activity, etc. to another: a movement to/towards/from sth »The movement toward free trade lies at the heart of globalization.

→ See also CAPITAL MOVEMENT(Cf. ↑capital movement), CURRENCY MOVEMENT(Cf. ↑currency movement), FREE MOVEMENT(Cf. ↑free movement), MASS MOVEMENT(Cf. ↑mass movement)

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Synonyms:

Motion, move, change / Motion, emotion, mental action / Motion, manner of moving / a. Rhythm, method of progression, tempo; b. Strain, part

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